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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15

ocComo tAo udPPy PoeeoeeoA Va eHoAA
Leghorn chapeau, daintily trimmed with
blue and gray velvet, which had run the
blockade and cost $50. Twas too small
for myself, the eldest Of the two, and my
mother determined that she would con-
trivo hat for me which would rival the
purchased one in beauty. She selected
soft, yellow husks, Of well-dried Indian
corn, as her material to work from, in
stead of palmetto leaves, which were
very commonly used for plating hats.
She tore the husks into narrow strips
with q pin, and from these braided
. very pretty pointed plait of five
strands. This she afterward sewed into
hat similar in shape to that Of my sis
ters, lined 1t with shirred peachblow
silk, and trimmed It with fringed and
knotted scarf of the same, which silk was
cut from the best remaining parts Of q
dress worn years before at her coming
out party" OF the two little hats mine
with it's pretty combination Of cream
color and pink was deemed the most at
tractive.
Southern manufactured calico was very
coarse and sleazy and sold at this time
(1s64-e5) at $50 per yard. Aside from
the fact that few could afford to pur-
chase it, homespun goods were really
preferred by many. All grades Of these
goods would be found at the stores, but
those desiring really nice dresses pre-
pared the material and had 1t woven, If
possible, at their homes.
My colored nanny felt . profound
disdain for what she denominated "dat
Aimpsey, Federico stuff" and when my
best Sunday dress of the scorned mate
rial suddenly and dissstrously gave way
one day, she declared she would make
me homespun gown that would as far
surpass it as the sun does the stars. My
fragile mother, overwrought by privation
and suspense, was Ill at the time and
nanny had full sway in the selection
of material for making the promised
gown. She sought the attic and came
down with large bundle Of badly-worn
garments Of silk and wool, In black and
white, and also bits Of silk and wool
cloth. These garments and bits she cut
into very small pieces and then with
wonderful patience picked them entirely
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15
THE FAMILY KITCHEN.

CorgnH OMELxrrE.-One cup Of picked"
salt cod which has been soaked, boiled and
allowed to get cold, one cup of milk, one
tablespoonful Of butter rubbed in one Of
Aour, seven egg, beaten light, pepper and
minced parsley, seven rounds of crustless
toast, dipped in boiling water, then buttered.
Heat the milk, stir in the foured butter,
pepper, parsley and minced fish. Take from
the FIRE after two minutes cooking, add the
eggs quickly and pour into frying-pan in
which Il Kissing spoonful of butter, shake
and stir until the mixture begins to form at
the edges, when heap on the buttered toast
bread ON . hot dish. Serve hot.
SouTHERN BATTEl BREAD.-Three cups OF
Indian meal, half cup of boiled rice (oold),
enc pint Of boiling water, one teaspoonful Of
salt, three eggs, one cupful of buttermilk, OF
sour milk, one tablespoonful of lard, one
even teaspoonful of soda. Sift salt, soda and
meal together twice, wet up with the hot
water and beat in the lard and rice. Now
whip in the beaten eggs, lastly the sour milk,
lard. Bake in q shallow tin or pie plate
This is best when made with Southern corn.
neal.
PorATo LoAvEs.-Work cold mashed po-
tatoes soft with little butter and the yoke
sf one or two eggs, say one yolk to each cup
ful, season with pepper and salt and make
into neat loaves, Touring your hands to en-.
able you to handle the paste. Do not get it
too stiff. Flour well, lay little distance
apart in . hot dripping pan and brown
quickly. As q crust forms upon them wash
With beaten white of egg to glaze the tops.
Slip spatula under them and transfer to Q
hot dish.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15

In . row holding the wick
ing at short intervals, and
shaping the wax upon it as it
passed through their hands.
The position of greatest honor
and difficulty in this under
taking was conceded to be
the one next to the pan con-
tanning the heated melted
mixture.
When cold, this waxen rope
was wound, row after row,
around q bottle, with the free
end put through q strip of
tin with . hole in 1t, in order
to hold it upright. These
candles gave forth q meagre
but a steady light. "Candle-
making bees" were quite the
style, and young ladies and
their military beaux ION leave"
managed to extract . great
deal of merriment from them,
The refreshments were usu-
ally fruit and peanuts.
A light for sick-rooms con-
sisted of q scrap Of paper cut
like q miniature foolscap and
set In asaucer of lard. When
the point of this little cap
was well oiled and lit 1t gave
forth sufficient illumination
to see . watch, or drop medi-
cine by. Before lard became
SO scarce . lady friend Of ours
illuminated her house beauti.
fully for an evening party with
these tiny jets of fame. She
borrowed wine
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15

" -
glasses from far
an d near, con-
verted them into
these little lamps
and placed them
in pyramids on
mantels, brackets
and all available
places. The effect
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15
Br a SOUTHERN ernI.

: the large amount OF wit
sharpening, the constant
exercise and consequent
development Of ingenu-
-. xsI AAl R-l.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21
PROCLAMATION.

Calling an election to vote on the question Of $;
suing bonds to buy land and build a city Hall
thereon, and for general Improvement OF the
streets Of Dodge City, Kansas :.
Pursuant to resolutions of the city council OF
the city of Dodge City passed at its meeting on
the 9th day of July, A. D. 1885, and the authority
invested in me by law, i, r. ". Tarbox, Mayor OF
Dodge City, Kansas, hereby issue my proclama-
ton calling election in said city of Dodge City,
Kansas, on the 29th day Of July, A. D. 1857: The
polls to be open from the hour Of eight O'Clock a.
m. until six O'Clock D. M, for the purpose OF sub
hitting to the legal voters of said city the ques-
tiOns
/. Shall the Mayor and Council of the city of
Dodge City issue the bonds Of the city for the pur-
pose of buying land and building thereon city
hall in the sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars,
payable in twenty years from the date OF their Is
sue with the interest thereon at the rate OF nve
per cent per annum, interest payable semi-annual-
End. Shall the Mayor and council of the city Of
Dodge City issue bonds of the city to defray the
cost Of general OF the streets OF sal
and fifty dollars payable in twenty years from the
date Of their issue, with interest thereon at the
rate Of five per cent per annum' interest payable
The ballots on the question of buying land and
building thereon city hall shall have written
or printed thereon:
"For the City Hall bonds. Or:
against the City Hall bonds"
The ballots on the question of issuing street
improvement bonds shall have written or printed
thereon:
s.For street improvement bonds" Or:
against street improvement bonds.
The said election will be held in the various
wards, and the judges and clerks OF said cleo
ton will be as follows:
FIRST WARD-Election will be held at Fireman's
Hall, and A. Curtius, L. y. York and Fred Berg
will act as judges and II. b. Brown and D. M
Bell will act as clerks.
SECOND WARD-Election will be held at Hose
House No. g. and Fred Gardner, j. w. Mahan and
A. H. Snyde. will act as judges, and W. Harper
and H. NJ. Beverly will act as clerks:
THIRD WARp-Election will be held at the Rink,
and L. K. Mcintyre, j. A. Arment and Robt Find
ley will act as judges and d. F. Owens and r. &.
REYNOLDS will act as clerks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Dodge City
this 18th day Of July, A. d: 1855:
r. W. TARBOX. Mayor.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Kansas has been miracle of growth
and prosperity. 1t was admitted into the
Union in 1861. Its population in 1860
was but 107, 206; in 1870, it was 1854, $50;
in 1880, 995, $780, or nearly 200 per cent
of increase in ten years; and it is now
estimated at nearly / ,500,0 1t has an
arer of 81 ,31S square miles, or 90, DAB, $50
acres of land as fertile and as beautiful
as ever the American eagle flew over. In
1866 Kansas was in great part an I'M
explored buffalo pasture and Indian
hunting ground; and in 1876, jusl ten
years later, all the world beheld with
amaZement the magnificent display of
grains, grasses, fruits and vegetables
made by the state at the Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition. In 1866 it was
the twenty-fourth state in the Union in
agricul tural products; in 1878 it surpaess-
ed all but four in its wheat yield, and
stood fourth in corn. On its vast plains,
the native grasses grow from one to six
grazed the whole year round. The entire
southeastern part of the state is an UNI
broken coal-5ed. Salt springs abound,
and lead, zinc, alum, mineral paints and
many varieties of building stone are
found. Hardly Zone fourth of its vast area
is yet in cultivation, and lands can be
bought at low prices, but the tide of
immigration is pouring in and values are
constantly rising. The growth of such
places as Wichita, Fort Scott, Topeka,
Abilene and Dodge City is one of the
phenomenal things in modern history.
but splendid opportunities for the pro-
fltable investment of brains, labor or
money can be found almost anywhere in
the state-Col p DOMAIN in Arkansaw
Traveller in his modern Eden.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Col. Pat DOMAIN has been studying
the possibilities of natural gas and has
lost none of his ready flow of adjectives
He says" With a sewer-sized main
run into the national capitol and smaller
pipes into our state houses, court rooms
city halls and editorial sanctums, every
shaft anb spindle and loom, every
cog wheel, trp-hammer and hand organ.
every buzz saw, wheat-corner elevator,
scissor grinder, whirligig and merry-go
round in our peerless four ocean wash
ed empire of liberty, can be run with
out cost free gratis for nothing, with
out a cent.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Trade has been remarkably active
thus far in 1887, as compared with the
corresponding period of any year since
1882. Nor have these ''good times
been confined to any particular region
of the country, but have been exper-
fenced more or less in every one of the
thirty-eight States. There is prob
ability, however, that the last half of
1887 will witness greater prosperity
then the first half be done. When the
year opened three influences affected
trade injuriously. Tese were, respect
lively, thefear OF big war III Europe
the danger that the interstate COM
merce law, then under discussion would
unsettle railroad values and thus dem
oralize general business, and the
menace which the strikes to be begun
in the spring presented. There is at
least likelihood now that the expected
war will not take place this year, the
interstate commerce law, as now inter
preted, can result in no serious detri-
ment to the transportation business or
to trade, while the greater part Of the
strikes are about over. With these
three elements of uncertainty virtually
eliminated the prospects for a brisk
fall and winter trade are very en-
eouraging. Globe Democrat.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21
The General Boom.

While the west is entitled to credit
Cor the germ and propagation Of real
estate speculation, and while millions
of dollars have been made and are being
made annually in real estate invest
ments in Kansas, the people all over
the country are becoming surprised at
the prevalence of what is termed
"boom," all over the country. They
cannot under stand what is creating
and keeping up these booms. After
considering the matter carefully we
have come to believe that the invest
ment of money which has been loosened
from capital anchor and the people s
worst enemy, government bonds is the
explanation to a great extent. Millions
of dollars of bonds have been called in.
Just that many millions of capital, OF
money-that substance of which prop
erly circulated, ten dollars will in day
paw one hundred dollars of indebted
ness-has been cut loose the anchor
raised, and allowed to drift into circu-
lation through legitimate business in
vestments. Real estate seems solid,
something tangible-in fact the next
thing in safety to government bonds.
With this conclusion then capita
lists resolve to try investments in land.
A trial and little study coupled with
a demand, proves speculation a good
one, and with more knowledge and
less timidity, the investment is doubl-
ed, and, as the first investment was IN
the west where at the worst, it would
not proye costly failure others were
drawn into the field and market estab-
lished which astonished even the bold
est operators. While it is increasing
all the time IN Kansas, the craze has
also travelled east, west, north, and
south, and the result is, the whole
country is beginning to enjoy real
estate boom, and will improve and
prosper accordingly. 1t is the great
est blessing that could befall it and In
no other channel could capital find in
vestment so profitable to the investor
and the whole people We have faith
that the new field for investment, now
so fairly open, will continue to develop
and build up until the real estate mar
ket will be as much feature of every
locality in the country as the grocery
store or the grain and stock markets.
And why shouldn't it? The invest
ments are more safe and the commodity
itself as staple or should be as any
thing offered for trade or sale. The in
crease in demand is growing at Won
derful rate. There is no reason why in
stead of judging future transfers by
the scale of those in the past we should
not expect them to double or more then
double, anything that has ever been
put or record in this country. The
supply decreasing the demand lncreas-
ing will bring it about. 1t is simply
the result of cause and affect.-Kansas
Real Estate Journal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

after long experimenting and observation,
decided that while smoking is injurious
in any form, the least harmful method is
the use of the long stem, clean, new clay
pipe-One 80 porous that it cools and alb
serbs the oils and nicotine; but that even
In this case the pipe should be burned
clean after using once or twice. A corn
cob pipe" does well, if the old one is Of
ten replaced ]-Prairie Farmer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21
REGULAR COUNCIL PRO-
CEEDINGS.

The City Council met Wednesday, July
9th, 1887, at 7.30 p. m.
Present: Fred Gardner, Pres. of the
council; J. w. Mahan, ]. A. Arment,
Aug. Curtius, L. K. Mcintyre, members.
-bsent: r. w. Tarbox, Mayor, and L.
N. York, member.
The minutes of the last regular and
special meetings were read and approved.
On motion of ]. A. Arment the report
of ]. 81. Conrad, as Police Judge, for
fines collected for the month ending June
80, 1887, in the sum of S124.50, was &C
cepted and placed on file.
The finance committee reported favor
ably upon the following claims, which
were allowed by the council:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

The X. p. &W. has consolidated with
the Wichita q Western as far as Greens
burg and will be operated by the latter
company, thus dispensing with the list
Of officials at Kingdom Ford Gazette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Kansas, as she is loved by her
citizens, praised by her visitors, envied
by her sisters, cursed by her doctors,
Stunned by the rumseller, enlightened
by the educators, purified and sancti-
fed by her ministers, made sacred by
her struggles for the equal right Of
mankind and infinitely blessed by her
God, says an exchange, is surely and
steadily, but with rapid strides, mach
ing onward to the front ranks in the
arts sciences literatures, and indust-
ries in this greatest, grandest and best
republic the world has ever known.
But yesterday Kansas was scarcely
known among her eastern sisters. To
day her praises are on every tongue,
her name is known wherever civiliza-
ton has penetrated. The poor peasant
from the icebergs of Norway to the
sunny land of Italy in his dreams pict-
ures home for himself and family in
Kansas as the chief end and aim Of his
life. While the citizens of the east
ern states and countries are pouring
into her borders by thousands, farms
are being opened up, homes made and
cities spring up as if by magic. What
her tomorrow will be no man dare at
tempt to prophesy; but that she is to
poor humanity what Canaan was to
Abraham no one will dispute. -Capi-
tai.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

changes: Garfield, Kansas, is credited,
or rather discredited, with having 1, 100
unmarried men and only twenty eight I'M
married women" We hardly believe it.
It is gauZy.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21
NATURAL GAS.

The Commercial Gazette, of Cincinnati,
Ohio of June 20, contains very able ar
ticle on the subject eff natural gas, which
concludes as follows:
"West Missouri, nearly all Kansas. Ne
braska, east Colorado and New Mexico
will, in the near future, demonstrate to
the world that great polar current la
den with an immensely of primitive car
bon left its prodigious load on the eastern
slopes of the Rocky Mountains There
are also valid reasons, which l can not
now give, for claiming that great part
part of the Southern states from Central
Texas to Georgia, is one great gas terri
tory, and within the next half century it
is very likely that even the very shales,
that are here hardly combustible, will in
that region be mined and be made to
burn more readily than our bituminous
coal, on account of their more perfect oil
saturatiOn, since the more oily carbons
would settle nearer to the equator and
the heavier nearer the poles.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

The supreme court has refused to grant
Willie Baldwin, the Atchison murderer a
new trial.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

The NJ. Z. church Of Meade Center has
let the contract for new house of wor-
ship, and the Presbyterians will let the
contract for their building very soon.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Kansas this year, says the secretary of
the state board of agriculture, will proba-
bly, need the entire wheat product of the
state for its own consumption.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

A delegation of Dighton men are in
Washington endeavoring to have the Wa
keeney land office moved to Dighton.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Labette county, says the Oswego Bee
will this year pay off all the Indebtedness
against the county, bonded and floating.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

e~ The DODGE CITY TINES has large ara
GROWING circulation in Ford and adjoining conn
Ties. and is a valuable advertising medium. "a
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Fl. Scott is endeavoriug to persuade
the New York World people to send up
their balloon from Fl. Scott
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21
ADVERTISING RATES.

RxguLAn ADVERTISEMENTS one dollar per inch
fToc1I NOTICES. ten cents per line for the FIRST
insertion and five cents per. line for each snbse-
quent insertion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

Kansas is state with magnificent dis
tances. with ample room and verge
enough for all her towns and cities to in
crease and grow indefinitely.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

A 100000 hotel is going up at Genda
Springs,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

A State Fireman's tournament is pro
posed at Hutchinson in October.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-03
u,cnuo.d Coyrt of Equity.

Mr.. Diggs, from the Senate Com
mii.ee for Courts of Justice, yes
terdny reported Mr.. 'WiIliamss sub
stitute for Mr.. Ellyson's bill TO
establish the court OF equity of the
city Of Richmond, defining its juris-
diciion and relating to the courts of the
said city. The substitute provides;
1. Thu, on tho second Monday after this act
takes effect, or "a coon thereafter as practical
bic. the Cbancery Court OF tho city OF Rich
mOnd may for good cause shown, or TO relieve
tho over-crouded docket OF said Chancery
Court, remove any cause or causes pending
therein to the Circuit Court Of the city OF Rtcf-
mond, which said Circuit Court, In addition 10
the Jurisdiction nov conferred upon II by Law,
shah hear and determine said cause or causes
and enter DEGREES therein. which shall have
the same force and effect rs II entered IN said
Cbancery Court
. Tho Chapcery Court shall a. any future
time have power 10 remove causes 10 said Cir
cult Court whenever the docket OF said court
shall DO go large as In the opinion OF the Judge
a said court 70 render it necessary, provided
thnt AZ no time. more than one third OF the
causes on the docket Of said Chancery Court
shah he 80 removed. The original papers in
every case removed under tho provisions OF
this act together with certified copy OF the
order Of removal, shall be forthwith transformer
by the clerk Of said Chancery Court 10 the said
Circuit Court and thereupon tho said cause or
cnuses shall without any further fOrmality be
placed upon the docket Of the said court aud
proceeded with, heard, and determined as If II
had hoon brought and the previous proceedings
therein.
3 This act shall be in force from its passage.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-03
Sunday Church Notes.

The First Baptist church on wednesday
unanimously and heartily extended on inYi-
iaiion TO The Southern Baptist Convention to
hold its next session in Richmond. This reso-
luton yesterday received the cordial endorse
ment Of tho Baptist Minister'S Conference.
On sunday night at the Grace-street church
four were baptized.
Atrine-street church one WAS baptized during
the week, and on Sunday morning one was
received for baptism.
Rcy. George +. Williams, formerly pastor OF
the Vonable-Street church, Is in the city and
was at the Ministers Conference yesterday
morning.
Al Ciay-street church during tho week one
was received for baptism. On Sunday morn
ing the hand OF fellowship was given to three,
and at night five we're baptized.
At Leigh-Street church sunday morning one
was received for baptism and the hand OF fol-
lowship was given 70 five.
At the First church during the week three
were received for baptism and were baptized
sunday night
Three we're baptized during the week into
the fellowship Of the BHst-End church. On
sunday morning two we're received for bap-
tism and at night two were received by OK
perience.
At the Second church seven were received
for baptism during the week, and on Sunday
night one was baptized.
The ladies OF vennble-Street church, assisted
by those of Leigh-Street. arc holding duIs1g
this week a May festival at Corcoran Hall.
Great pains will be taken 10 make the eve
nings enjoyable TO those who attend.
The meetings conducted by Rev. DIR. Hoge at
Old-Msrket Hall continue to draw large con-
grePations every Sunday night, aud tho interest
in them increases from week 70 Toek.
Rev j. Calvin Stewart conducted the services
at the Male Orphan Asylum Sunday afternoon.